Xbox Showcases will include PlayStation and Nintendo logos in trailers

Microsoft has made it clear that Xbox games will continue to be released on other consoles. Recently, we saw that Forza Horizon 5 will be coming to PS5 this Spring and there have been hints at Halo coming to the Switch 2 and PlayStation consoles.

In an Interview with the XboxEra Podcast, Head of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer shared that during Xbox Showcases the PlayStation and Nintendo logos will appear at the end of trailers. This would mean people watching will know right away what platform a game will be released on.

Here is what Phil Spencer said in the interview via XboxEra:

I think it’s just being honest and transparent about where the games are showing, and we actually even had this discussion last year for the June showcase, and by the time we kind of made our decision, we couldn’t get all of the assets done and it felt weird to have some of them in and some of them out.

But I just want to be transparent with people – for shipping on Nintendo Switch, we’re gonna put that. For shipping on PlayStation, on Steam…People should know the storefronts where they can get our games, but I want people to be able to experience our Xbox community in our games and everything we have to offer, on every screen we can.

And obviously not every screen is equal. Yeah, like there’s certain things we can’t do on the other closed platforms that we can do on open platforms, cloud – it’s different. But games should be the thing that we’re focused on. And the strategy that we have allows us to do big games, while also supporting our native platform from hardware to the platform and services that we have and that’s going to be our approach.

And I know it’s not what everybody else is doing, but I just believe games should be the thing that’s at the forefront. Maybe it’s because of how I’ve grown up in this industry. I came from building games. But I think the games are the things that I see growing in their strength in what we’re doing and it’s because more people can play. So yeah, I’m just trying to be open and transparent with people.

Normally Microsoft will host its next major presentation in June which be upwards of 2 hours long including a large showcase for its next biggest title. With PS5 and Switch logos coming up at the end of trailers will do potential customers well instead of thinking it’ll be exclusive to the Xbox platform.

What do you think of the move by Microsoft to do this?